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Grade 1 Math · Measurement & Data

Tell time to the hour and half hour

Set the clock to o’clock and half past. Read the hour from the short hand.

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The long hand points to 12.
The short hand points to 3.
It is 3:00.

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The short hand shows the hour. The long hand shows the minutes.
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At o’clock the long hand points to 12. At half past it points to 6.
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Tap a time to set the clock.
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